PESACONAT
N(N)LE International Business and Economic Development Center is implementing EU funded project on “Preventing the erosion of sandy Black Sea coasts through a nature-based solution” (PESACONAT) in Georgia with lead partner the Station of Ecological Research Sulina of Institute of Biology Bucharest from Romania and partners: Darvic Association from Romania and Marine Biology Department / Fisheries Faculty of Sinop University from Turkiye in the framework of (Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.
Project total budget: 551.027,40 Euro
Interreg Funds: 495.924,66 Euro.
Overall Objective
Development of an ecological/blue solution to protect sandy coastal areas of the Black Sea prone to coastal erosion - Stabilization of submarine soils by creating Zostera noltii habitats - a solution that prevents and mitigates long-term coastal erosion risks in a sustainable manner that provides balance and predictability in the evolution of marine ecosystems and local communities – contributes to the absorption of CO2, adapts the ecosystem to climate change and increases its resilience
⯑ PESACONAT | Joint Methodologies for Laboratory, Field and Diving Activities
One of the first major achievements of the PESACONAT – Preventing the Erosion of Sandy Black Sea Coasts through a Nature-Based Solution project is the development and harmonization of the scientific methodologies that will support the implementation of all project activities.
Within Activity 1.1, experts from all four project partners worked together to prepare a common set of methodologies, ensuring that the same scientific procedures and standards will be applied across the study areas in Romania, Türkiye and Georgia.
The developed methodologies include:
⯑ fieldwork procedures;
⯑ laboratory methodologies for water and sediment analyses;
⯑ a special methodology for diving and underwater monitoring activities;
⯑ protocols for the identification and mapping of Zostera noltii habitats;
⯑ standardized procedures for data collection and pilot site monitoring.
The harmonization of these methodologies across the consortium ensures consistency, comparability and high scientific quality throughout the project implementation.
These methodologies constitute the scientific foundation for the next project stages, including habitat mapping, environmental monitoring and the implementation of nature-based solutions aimed at preventing coastal erosion in the Black Sea.
The PESACONAT project is funded by the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme and is implemented by a consortium of partners from Romania, Türkiye and Georgia.